The degree of Master of Science is an important degree for anyone who is interested in doing their studies in physics as a career option. Physics is one of the richest subjects for higher studies and research. The degree also helps to get a good job as every sector requires this subject.

Paper Pattern:

The paper of Electromagnetic theory is a technical paper in the Master degree of Physics. The paper is a subjective one and questions asked are of theoretical type. There are no numerical questions in this paper. Total no. of questions in this paper is 5. Each question has its alternative and 1 from the 2 questions should be answered. Each question is a long answer type question and needed to be answered properly to get the full marks. Diagrams should be drawn wherever required in a question.

Frequently asked questions:

Questions in the paper of Electromagnetic theory are of technical type questions. The paper is a theoretical paper and questions asked are such as Laplace’s equation, electric field intensity, components of electric field intensity for a conducting sphere, electric field at different points of a dielectric medium, electric susceptibility, Gauss law in dielectric, magnetic induction, Biot-Savart’s law and its applications, propagation of plane electromagnetic wave, covariant form of electromagnetic wave etc.

Total Marks and time allotted:

Total marks that one can get in the paper are 100 and time duration in which the paper is to be answered is 3 hours only. Each question is of 20 marks and there are no sub-questions in any of the questions.

Recommended Books:

• Electromagnetic theory by P K Basu
• Electromagnetic theory by BO THIDE